Software Engineer

Peerless Technologies; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Peerless Technologies is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to support defense and national security missions. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable software in an Agile environment, with heavy refactoring and new code creation.

Expect containerized and cloud-enabled architectures, strong collaboration across engineering teams, and work in a hybrid Dayton, Ohio setting or remote for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• US citizen and ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS/CE or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of OO programming with Go, Python, Java, or C#.
• Familiarity with HTTP-based web services and frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Experience with data formats like XML, YAML, JSON.
• Experience with Git-based repositories and CI/CD tooling.
• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases (e.g., MongoDB).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable software systems.
• Refactor and create new code from scratch in an Agile environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams on secure software solutions.
• Leverage container technologies and modern data architectures; contribute to cloud-enabled architectures.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

C#

Object-oriented programming

Web services

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

MongoDB

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Docker

Podman

CRI-O

Kubernetes

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Career Opportunities with Peerless Technologies

A great place to work.

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Peerless is searching for a US citizen who is a skilled Software Engineer to support development of modern software systems and services supporting defense and national security missions. The selected candidate will design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions in a collaborative Agile development environment while contributing to containerized and cloud-enabled architectures. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams to develop reliable and secure software solutions while leveraging DevOps practices, container technologies, and modern data architectures. This role will rely heavily on refactoring and creating new code from scratch, not just repairing or changing old code. Depending on skill level, this position will be hybrid in Dayton Ohio, or for the right person, could be remote.

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field

Minimum 3 years of experience in object-oriented programming using Go, Python, Java, or C#

Familiarity with HTTP-based web services and frameworks such as Java Spring Boot

Experience with data description languages including XML, YAML, or JSON

Experience using source control systems such as Git (GitHub, GitLab), Apache Subversion, or BitBucket

Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Podman, CRI-O, or similar

Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts and YAML configuration

Experience working with relational and non-relational databases (e.g., MongoDB)

Strong communication and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with message queue systems such as RabbitMQ or Redis Streams

Experience with caching systems such as Redis or Memcached

Familiarity with Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) technologies such as OAuth2, JWT, Keycloak, or OpenID

Knowledge of compiler architecture, including lexers, parsers, or compilation processes

Experience working in Agile/Scrum software development environments

Experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or similar build systems